Cerebras
shipUltra-fast inference on wafer-scale AI accelerators with competitive API pricing.
Visit cerebras.ai →> **Cerebras** — ship > Verified 2026-08-19 > Limitation: Model catalog is smaller than OpenRouter or Together. > > https://noemium.com/tools/cerebras/Add to kitOpen in NoemiumFact-check this catalog entry for Cerebras (models-api). Verdict: ship Verdict text: Latency is the selling point: responses feel instant on big open models. Pricing undercuts many cloud APIs. The model menu is narrower and you need to trust their hardware stack. Limitations: - Model catalog is smaller than OpenRouter or Together. - Requires migration to their API endpoints. - Long-term roadmap depends on hardware business. Receipts: https://cerebras.ai https://www.cerebras.ai/pricing Last verified: 2026-08-19 Find outdated prices, wrong claims, or missing limitations. Cite primary sources (docs, pricing pages, benchmarks, model cards). Do not use marketing pages.[](https://noemium.com/tools/cerebras/)
ledger entry · observed by @whysanesanders
Latency is the selling point: responses feel instant on big open models. Pricing undercuts many cloud APIs. The model menu is narrower and you need to trust their hardware stack.
Strengths
- Latency is the selling point: big open models feel instant.
- API pricing undercuts many cloud inference hosts.
Known limitations
- Model catalog is smaller than OpenRouter or Together.
- Requires migration to their API endpoints.
- Long-term roadmap depends on hardware business.
Use it when
- Autocomplete, voice, or chat UIs where wait time kills the loop.
- Open models you already picked, if they are on the Cerebras menu.
Skip it when
- You need the wide catalog of OpenRouter or Together.
- Migrating off your current endpoints is not worth the speed.
- You will not bet the roadmap on their hardware business.
Buy-check
- ·Price — freemium, free trial ($5 credits); self-serve Developer from $10 deposit; Enterprise custom as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
- ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
- ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
- ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
- ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need the wide catalog of OpenRouter or Together.; Migrating off your current endpoints is not worth the speed..
Price trail — 2 revisionschangelog →
- 2026-W34paidfreemium
- 2026-W34usage-based; from ~$0.60/1M tokens (Llama 3.1 70B)free trial ($5 credits); self-serve Developer from $1…
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- free trial ($5 credits); self-serve Developer from $10 deposit; Enterprise custom
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- yes
- self-host
- no
- category
- models-api
- evidence
- source-verified
- Models
- bundled
Sources
No source, no number.
Similar joball alternatives →
| tool | verdict | price | oss | self-host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebras | ship | freemium | no | no |
| Google AI Studio / Gemini API | ship | freemium | no | no |
| Anthropic API | ship | paid | no | no |
| OpenAI API | ship | paid | no | no |
Facts from the catalog files — not scores you can buy. Quality and speed stay in the briefing, not in a fake 1–5 grid.
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